#beautifulblesmoments 🐘❤️🐘💙 baby bull Mee Chok sticks close to his beautiful new mummy - the extraordinary and magnificent Matriarch Pang Tong - as they enjoy a shower and a snack
Mee Chok is about 2 yrs old here and he clearly loves his new mummy very much ❤️ we do not know how old he was when he was taken from his real mummy. We found him chained, isolated and terrified at a trekking camp , aged between 16-20 months old. Can you imagine what a traumatic, horrific experience for such a vulnerable little baby?
#babyelephants are seen as a guarantee of income because they are so “cute” tourists flock to have their picture taken with one, pictures of a child hugging a baby elephant are seen as particularly endearing. Performing tricks is also seen as being particularly cute.
The best way to see any elephant - or wild animal - is in It’s natural habitat. While that is not always possible, for many reasons, it still is no excuse to justify this cruel decimation of lives, families and social structures .
It is 9 years since we #rescued Mee Chok. Today he thrives , having gained a loving family and vast areas of forest to explore as he grows up with freedom and able to make choices 🐘💙 .
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I got to spend a bit of time with this little muskrat the other day and realized how little I knew about them. It’s probably just as well that these little creatures are prolific breeders since they have no shortage of predators - not least humans who use them for fur and occasionally for food (according to Wikipedia, they’re a popular Lent food in Southeastern MIchigan). They are adorable, though, especially when grooming themselves with their little hands. .
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#muskrat#southplatte#coloradowildlife#nature#wildlife#wildlifephotography#natureisawesome#rodent